Posted on 01/15/2023 1:17:10 PM PST by Salman
What should you wear to work if you’re nonbinary?
It may not be the most pressing question that gender-nonconforming people face on the job, but with approximately 1.2 million LGBTQ+ Americans identifying as nonbinary, employers and employees alike are exploring what professional attire can look like.
“I think people treat me with more dignity when I dress more masculinely, but people are way nicer to me when I dress more femininely,” said El Layla Johnson, 33, a former restaurant server who is now a therapist.
For Johnson, getting dressed for work has been a struggle since adolescence.
“I just feel like there’s a manual or rule book that people receive and that my copy got lost in the mail,” Johnson said.
Johnson recalled regularly crying while getting dressed for work at an upscale restaurant in Seattle. It wasn’t just that they found the restaurant’s dress code to be ugly. Johnson had a hard time finding clothes that fit at all.
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every flex-seal product imaginable...
This started back in the 70’s when fashion adopted the unisex style of clothing. Actually it started by dressing every one down. Jeans and T shirts.
Wear what looks appropriate for the job, anything else is looking for personal attention and not focusing on the work. If it’s more important for someone to see you as the pronoun you prefer, you’re not serious about your job.
How about the top pieces of 3 part men’s suit (coat, vest, dress shirt and tie) and a mini skirt?
Made up problems by people who have it so easy in life that they have to create problems for themselves.
It's El Layla who needs a therapist. Of course, it's probably illegal in Seattle to seek help for sexual perversion.
A padded straight-jacket…
I wear flannel pajama bottoms and a sweatshirt to work.
Straitjacket would be the correct answer, to protect themselves, if not others:
Over 50% of trans and non-binary youth in US considered suicide in past 12 months
Um, clothes.
This!!!!!!
Question:
What should you wear to work if your nonbinary?
Answer:
Crosshairs
Next question?
An angora sweater???
These freaks should wear burkas
First world problem...
Johnson recalled regularly crying while getting dressed for work at an upscale restaurant in Seattle
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Nutso.
My cashier at Walmart yesterday: hair on half of head black, other half cotton-candy pink, nose ring, “tribal” ear piercings, shadow mustache, name tag “Elliot” (as in Ellen Page). Also under 21 and very surly.
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